Poetry Reading Unit

In Reading yesterday we are launching into a unit on Poetry and Plays. During the next few weeks we will spend time reading poetry and discussing its meaning as well as practicing reading poetry aloud. We will also take some time to look at plays and become familiar with how to read a play and work in small groups to read a play.

By the end of this unit, your child should be able to...

• Name what type of poetry a specific poem is (narrative, lyric, free verse, etc.)
• Identify any figurative language in the poem (metaphor, simile, imagery) and tell what the poet is comparing or describing
• Discuss the meaning of a poem
• Discuss the author's purpose for writing a poem
• Use appropriate vocabulary related to poetry (stanza, line break, verse, etc.) to discuss a poem
• Use appropriate vocabulary related to plays (narrator, part, scene, line, etc.) to discuss a play
• Read a poem or character's part in a play orally with phrasing and fluency, stopping at appropriate points and using emotion during oral reading